The works of John Locke ... The fifth edition. To which is now first added, the life of the author; and a collection of several of his pieces published by Mr. Desmaizeaux, etc

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THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCK E, IN TEN VOLUMES. THE TENTH EDITION. VOLUME THE FIFTH. LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, G. G. AND J. ROBINSON, W. J. AND J. RICHARDSON, OTRIDGE AND SON, J. SEWELL, LEIGH AND SOTHEBY, F. AND C. RIVINGTON, T. PAYNE, J. WALKER, R. FAULDER, W. LOWNDES, LACKINGTON, ALLEN AND CO. DARTON AND HARVEY, T. EGERTON, G. WILKIE, J. WHITE, C. LAW, LONGMAN AND REES, CADELL, JUN. AND DAVIES, AND J. MAWMAN; «V BYE AND LAW, ST. JOHN'S SQUARE, CLERKENWELU 1801. PAGE CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME. SOME Considerations of the Consequences of lowering the Interest, and raising the Value "of Money. In a Letter sent to a Member of Parliament, in the Year 1691 __----_- _ 1 Short Observations on a printed Paper, entitled, ' for encouraging the coining Silver Money in England, and after, for keeping it here' -------- 117 Further Considerations concerning raising the Value of Money.

Wherein Mr. Lowndes's Arguments for it, in his late Report concerning an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coin, are particularly examined - 131 Two Treatises of Government. In the former, the false Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his Followers, are detected and overthrown ; the latter is an Essay concerning the true Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government - ------- 207 Index. SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LOWERING OF INTEREST AND RAISING THE VALUE or M O N E Y. IN A LETTER SENT TO A MEMBER 01 PARLIAMENT, 1691. H VOL. V. SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF THE LOWERING OF INTEREST AM8 RAISING THE VALUE Or MONE Y, SIR, 'T'HESE notions comcerning coinage having, for the main, as you know, been put into writing, above tzeelve months since; as those other, concerning inte rest, a great deal above so many years : I put them now again into your hands, with a liberty (since you will have it so) to communicate them farther, as you please.

If, upon a review, you continue your favourable opinion of them, and nothing less than publishing will satisfy you, I must desire you to remember, that you must be answerable to the world for the style, which is such as a man writes carelessly to his friend, when he seeks truth, not orna ment; and studies only to be in the right, and to be un derstood. I have, since you saio them last year, met with £ 8 some of Interest, 4 some new objections in print, which I have endeavoured to remove ; and particularly I have taken into consideration a printed sheet, entitled, " Remarks upon a Paper given " into the Lords, _y_\" Because one may naturally sup pose, that he, that was so much a patron of that cause, would omit nothing that could be said in favour of it. To this I must here add, that I am just now told from Holland, " That the States, finding themselves abused, by coining a " vast quantity of their base [schillings] money, made of " their own ducatoons, and other finer silver, melted dozen, 11 have put a stop to the minting of any but fine silver coin, " till they should settle a mint upon a new foot."